History Extra logo
  • Subscribe
  • Columnists
  • Newsletters
  • Historical TV and Film
  • Today in history
History Extra logo
The official website for BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed
  • Period
    • Back to Main menu
    • Roman
    • Viking
    • Anglo-Saxon
    • Medieval
    • Tudor
    • Second World War
    • View all Periods
  • People
    • Back to Main menu
    • Tutankhamun
    • Richard III
    • Henry VIII
    • Elizabeth I
    • Queen Victoria
    • Winston Churchill
    • View all People
  • Topics
    • Back to Main menu
    • Kings and queens
    • Weird and wonderful
    • Sex and love
    • Social history
    • Religious history
    • Women's history
    • Historical Q&As
    • Heritage visits
    • History hero
    • Historical recipes
    • Turning points in British history
    • View all Topics
  • Podcast
    • Back to Main menu
    • All podcasts
    • Podcast series
      • Back to Podcast
      • Tutankhamun | Podcast series
      • 15 minutes of fame
      • The end of Roman Britain
      • The Black Death
      • Salem witch trials
    • Transcripts
  • Video
    • Back to Main menu
    • Tudor Royal Women
    • Medieval Masterclass with Dan Jones
    • Monarchy Masterclass with Tracy Borman | History video series
  • Quizzes
  • Masterclasses
  • Magazines
    • Back to Main menu
    • BBC History Magazine
    • BBC History Revealed
    • BBC World Histories Magazine
    • Subscriber downloads
    • Special editions
    • About us
    • Subscribe
  • Subscribe
  • Subscribe
  • Columnists
  • Newsletters
  • Historical TV and Film
  • Today in history
  1. Home
  2. Period
  3. General Modern

General Modern

22527_hogarth_0-65882b2
General Modern

Changing Times: Have we lost the ‘spirit of the hustings’?

Evening light sweeps over the ruins of the Jesuit mission church at Trinidad de Paraná, Paraguay, where the bell tower of the site's first of two churches stands. Scores of Jesuit missions in the area where Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil meet were built in the 17th century and were abandoned when the Jesuits were expelled in the 18th century. (Photo by Kevin Moloney via Getty Images)
General Modern

Jesuit missionaries: “a masterpiece of humanity”

85443296soldiers-83e6928
General Modern

Returning soldiers: what can we learn from history?

Advertisement
A statue of Lenin in Germany being removed from its plinth to be demolished. (Photo by Régis BOSSU/Sygma via Getty Images)
General Modern

Looking back at The End of History

MP_0010015_historyends-fb53539
General Modern

When does history end?

General Modern

Postwar politics reading list

Andrew Marr pictured in London in July 2015. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)
General Modern

Andrew Marr on the making of modern Britain

Sir Robert Peel Monument in Piccadilly Gardens, London. (Photo by P A Thompson via Getty Images)
General Modern

Horrible history teaching with Terry Deary

HMS-Victory_sml-873f01f
Tudor

9 reasons to visit Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Advertisement
BAL_132107_GREENERGRASS_web-93b4341
General Modern

Changing Times: Did we ever have trust in our MPs?

General Modern

Q&A What is the origin of the phrase ‘going postal’, meaning ‘going berserk’?

B6WEAGOPINIONwebsite-58335fb
General Modern

The shopping crisis: what can we learn from history?

55854657homeless-473e790
General Modern

Charity: what can we learn from history?

test meta
General Modern

The credit crunch: what can we learn from history?

72431101industrialaction-8689d13
General Modern

The winter of discontent: what can we learn from history?

  • Prev
  • Page 1
  • Page 53
  • Page 54
  • You're currently on page 55
  • Page 56
  • Next

Sign up for the weekly HistoryExtra newsletter

Sign up to receive our newsletter!

Thanks! You're now subscribed to our newsletter.

Already have an account with us? Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences

Sign in
Register

By entering your details, you are agreeing to HistoryExtra terms and conditions and privacy policy. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Summer Sale 22 Footer
SUMMER SALE - subscribe and save up to 85%

Subscribe from £1 per issue to either BBC History Magazine or BBC History Revealed!

Subscribe now
US banners July 21 Hist
USA Subscription offer!

Save 65% on the shop price when you subscribe today - Get 13 issues for just $49.99

Subscribe now
HEX_Podcast_100x100
HistoryExtra podcast

Listen to the latest episodes now

Listen here
History Extra logo
  • Visit us on Facebook
  • Visit us on Twitter
  • Visit us on Instagram
  • Visit us on Rss
  • About Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Code of Conduct
  • History Magazine Subscriptions
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Vacancies
  • Licensing
  • Find Us
  • Manage Privacy Settings
null Logo
History Extra is owned and published by Immediate Media Company Limited. BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed are published by Immediate Media Company Limited under licence from BBC Studios Distribution.© Immediate Media Company Ltd. 2022